What color is #729087?

#729087 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729087?

The RGB value is 114, 144, 135: 114 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729087?

The complementary color is #90727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729087 color

#729087 rgb(114, 144, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #729087 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.5% green and 52.9% blue (114, 144, 135).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#729087 color codes

HEX	`#729087`
RGB	`rgb(114, 144, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -12.49, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 12.56, 174.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.285, 25.272, 26.674)`
Decimal	`7508103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729087, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #729087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #729087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729087; }
.text { color: #729087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 144 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729087, #728a90); }

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Questions

What color is #729087?: #729087 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729087?: The RGB value is 114, 144, 135: 114 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729087?: The complementary color is #90727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.